R84 练习: 组合风险与收益(下)

考纲范围

  • Describe the implications of combining a risk-free asset with a portfolio of risky assets. 描述:无风险资产与风险资产构成的投资组合的含义
  • Explain the capital allocation line (CAL) and the capital market line (CML). 说明:资本配置线(CAL)和资本市场线(CML)
  • Explain systematic and nonsystematic risk, including why an investor should not expect to receive additional return for bearing nonsystematic risk. 解释:系统性和非系统性风险(包括为什么投资者不会因为承担非系统风险而获得额外回报)
  • Explain return generating models (including the market model) and their uses. 说明:产生回报的模型(包括市场模型)及其用途
  • Calculate and interpret beta. 计算/解释:beta
  • Explain the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), including its assumptions, and the security market line (SML). 解释:资本资产定价模型(CAPM),包括其假设和证券市场线(SML)
  • Calculate and interpret the expected return of an asset using the CAPM. 计算/解释:资产的预期回报(使用 CAPM)
  • Describe and demonstrate applications of the CAPM and the SML. 描述/演示:CAPM 和 SML 的应用
  • Calculate and interpret the Sharpe ratio, Treynor ratio, M2, and Jensen’s alpha. 计算/解释:夏普比率,特雷诺比率,M2 和詹森 alpha

Q1.

A portfolio is constructed with 40% risk-free asset and 60% risky asset. If the standard deviation of the risky asset return is 10%, the variance of the portfolio is closest to:

A. 0.0036.

B. 0.0016.

C. 0.0025.


Q2.

The plot of capital allocation line is a straight line which intersects with y axis at a point. This point most likely refers to:

A. risky asset.

B. risk-free asset.

C. preferable portfolio.


Q3.

Investor A is more risk averse than Investor B. Compared with Investor B, Investor A’s optimal portfolio has:

A. a higher weight in the optimal risky portfolio.

B. a higher weight in the risk-free asset.

C. the same weights in both risk-free asset and the optimal risky portfolio.


Q4.

There are two comments about the capital market line (CML).

Comment 1: The capital market line (CML) is a special form of capital allocation line (CAL).

Comment 2: CML is determined by the market portfolio and the coordinate origin which represents the risk-free asset.

Are the two comments correct?

A. Yes

B. No, comment 1 is wrong.

C. No, comment 2 is wrong.


Q5.

With respect to capital market theory, an analyst conducted the following statements:

Statement 1: Capital market line (CML) is a special security market line (SML).

Statement 2: The theory assumes that all investors have a homogeneous expectation.

Statement 3: The market portfolio contains all assets.

The most accurate statement is:

A. statement 1.

B. statement 2.

C. statement 3.


Q6.

An investor chooses a portfolio which lies on the Capital Market Line (CML) and at the right side of the market portfolio. The investor

A. achieves more diversification benefits.

B. finds it is more efficient than the market portfolio.

C. uses some leverage to construct the portfolio.


Q7.

Which of the following statements about systematic risk and nonsystematic risk is correct?

Statement 1: Systematic risk can be diversified by constructing a diversified portfolio.

Statement 2: Investors are compensated for bearing nonsystematic risk.

A. Statement 1.

B. Statement 2.

C. None of them.


Q8.

Which of the following risks is priced in capital market theory?

A. Market risk

B. Nonsystematic risk

C. Total risk


Q9.

As the number of stocks in the portfolio increases, the unsystematic risk of a portfolio tends to:

A. increase at a decreasing rate.

B. decrease at a decreasing rate.

C. decrease at an increasing rate.


Q10.

Regarding the return generating models, the slope term and the intercept term of the market model are:

Slope termIntercept term
A.Systematic riskAlpha
B.Unsystematic riskBeta
C.Total riskAlpha

A. A

B. B

C. C


Q11.

A return-generating model that provides an estimate of the expected return of a security based on factors such as earnings growth and cash flow generation is best described as a:

A. market factor model.

B. fundamental factor model.

C. macroeconomic factor model.


Q12.

Which of the following statements about return-generating models is/are correct?

Statement 1: The intercept of the market model is the asset’s estimated beta.

Statement 2: Return-generating models are used to estimate the expected return of a security.

A. Statement 1.

B. Statement 2.

C. Both of them.


Q13.

A newly issued stock with a standard deviation of 30% has a correlation of 0.6 with the market. Assuming that the standard deviation of the market is 15%, the beta of the stock is closest to:

A. 1.2

B. 0.3

C. 0.027


Q14.

The expected market return is 6% and the risk-free rate is 2%. With respect to the capital asset pricing model, if the expected return for Security A is 10%, the beta of Security A is closest to:

A. 1.

B. 2.

C. 3.


Q15.

There are two risky assets held by ABC Fund, and the detailed information is shown in the table:

Market Value (in million)Beta
Asset I3.51.4
Asset II7.51.8

The total market value of the fund is currently 12 million, and the rest of the investable capital is deposited in a bank account to earn a risk-free return of 1.5%. The fund’s beta is closest to:

A. 1.53

B. 1.67

C. 1.66


Q16.

Which of the following statements is a correct assumption of capital asset pricing model (CAPM)?

A. All investors are price takers.

B. All investors have multi-period investment horizons.

C. All investors can purchase the assets with a certain level of unit.


Q17.

When we use the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), the most accurate assumption is that:

A. all investments are infinitely divisible and always sufficient in the market.

B. investors have the homogeneous expectation of future market trends even if some of them will be irrational in extreme market situations.

C. Costs and taxes have impacts and adjustments should be taken into consideration in the model.


Q18.

An asset’s return has a standard deviation of 0.1 and a beta of -0.5. If the market risk premium is 7% and the risk-free rate is 4%, based on the capital asset pricing model, the expected return of the asset is closest to:

A. 0.5%.

B. 4.7%.

C. 2.5%.


Q19.

The slope of the security market line (SML) represents the concept of:

A. excess market return over the risk-free rate.

B. return premium compensated for undertaking one unit of total risk.

C. return premium compensated for undertaking one unit of systematic risk.


Q20.

Which of the following statements about capital market line and security market line is/are correct?

Statement 1: Capital market line is used for security selection.

Statement 2: The slope of the security market line is market risk premium.

A. Statement 1.

B. Statement 2.

C. Both of them.


Q21.

BuildingBlue, a real estate company is evaluating the economic feasibility of a new 2-year project. The initial investment in Year 1 is $250 million. The incomes from the project at the end of Year 1 and Year 2 are $100 million and $200 million, respectively. The market return is 8% and the risk-free rate is 3%. Assuming the beta of the project is 2.5, the project:

A. should be accepted by BuildingBlue, as the net present value is positive.

B. should be rejected by BuildingBlue, as the net present value is positive.

C. should not be accepted by BuildingBlue, as the net present value is negative.


Q22.

If the estimated return of an asset lies below the security market line, the asset should be:

A. overpriced.

B. properly priced.

C. underpriced.


Q23.

The stock has a beta of 1.6 and is currently priced at $30. It is anticipated to rise to $32 by the end of the year and also provide a dividend of $0.5. Assuming an expected market return of 8% and a risk-free rate of 5%, the stock is

A. overpriced.

B. properly priced.

C. underpriced.


Q24.

Three equity fund managers have their performance records summarized in the table below.

Fund ManagerReturnStandard Deviation
Manager 110%15%
Manager 212%18%
Manager 38%12%

Considering a risk-free rate of return of 2.50%, which manager demonstrated the highest performance according to the Sharpe ratio?

A. Manager 1.

B. Manager 2.

C. Manager 3.


Q25.

Which of the following performance measures uses total risk rather than systematic risk?

A. Sharpe ratio

B. Treynor ratio

C. Jensen’s alpha


Q26.

Which of the following performance measurements is most suitable for a well-diversified portfolio?

A. Treynor ratio

B. Sharpe ratio

C. M-squared